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Ida Zetterström isn’t just here to race—she’s here to make waves. The European drag racing standout has stormed into NHRA Top Fuel competition with one mission: to prove she belongs among the best in the world.
With a championship pedigree in FIA…
As the NHRA Pro Stock class returns to competition at this weekend’s NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, reigning winner Troy Coughlin Jr. hopes the added time off helps him return to the winner’s circle with his Elite Motorsports team.
As the NHRA Pro Stock class returns to competition at this weekend’s 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, reigning winner Troy Coughlin Jr. hopes the added time off helps him return to the winner’s circle with his Elite…
No matter how many times he goes to New England Dragway, the site of this weekend’s NHRA New England Nationals, it will always be special for local native Bob Tasca III.
No matter how many times he goes to New England Dragway, the site of this weekend’s 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals, it will always be special for local native Bob Tasca III.
The Funny Car veteran holds many fond memories at the facility,…
This season has been a year filled with No. 1 qualifiers but no wins yet for Doug Kalitta, and it's something that the former Top Fuel world champ hopes to change this weekend at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.
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This season has been a year filled with No. 1 qualifiers but no wins…
After completing a 40-mile highway drive prior to the event, Tom Bailey won the Peak Street Car Shootout with a final-round win over Bryant Goldstone’s AMC Javelin. Earlier, Bailey turned in a stunning performance that included a 5.79 elapsed time…
Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak in Chicago as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returned to action with the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak, which had plenty of kicks at Route 66 Raceway.
In this NHRA on FOX video, reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Prock talks with NHRA on Fox's Bruno Massel about the first part of the season, the team, and what drives him forward
Reigning NHRA Funny Car champion Austin Prock joined Bruno Massel in this NHRA on FOX segment from Chicago to open up about his journey and how he's handling the pressure that comes with wearing the crown. The elephant in the conversation is that…
After a solid showing two weeks ago in Charlotte, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Richard Gadson hopes to carry that momentum into this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak at Route 66 Raceway.
After a solid showing two weeks ago in Charlotte, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Richard Gadson hopes to carry that momentum into this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak at Route 66 Raceway.
Not only did…
First in points just two races ago, Funny Car standout Jack Beckman is more than ready to get back to that form at this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak at Route 66 Raceway.
First in points just two races ago, Funny Car standout Jack Beckman is more than ready to get back to that form at this weekend’s 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak at Route 66 Raceway.
The former…
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Brittany Force shares the details of her history-making 341.59-mph run in her John Force Racing/HendrickCars.com Top Fuel dragster in Charlotte with a deep dive into the run, the prep, and what comes next.
Brittany Force shares the details of her history-making 341.59-mph run in her John Force Racing/HendrickCars.com Top Fuel dragster in Charlotte. Force joins Joe Castello for a deep dive into the run, the prep, and what comes next following this…
OK, Ron Capps superfan. You think you know his origin story, right? From driving Roger Primm’s Top Fueler to superstardom driving Funny Cars for Don Prudhomme and Don Schumacher, right? Wrong. There were a lot of twists and turns before any of that could happen.
OK, Ron Capps superfan. You think you know his origin story, right? From driving Roger Primm’s Top Fueler to superstardom driving Funny Cars for Don Prudhomme and Don Schumacher, right?
Wrong.
Did you know that he almost chose to drive Eddie…
by David Hakim
It was a moment 15 years in the making. At the 2025 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, John Winslow piloted his '11 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak — powered by a Dodge Viper-derived 512-cubic-inch V10 engine — to a landmark Super Stock…
Almost everyone who visits Las Vegas dreams of hitting it big, but the harsh reality is that few actually do. Meet Kris Whitfield, who not only hit the jackpot in Las Vegas but did it on three consecutive weekends.
05 May 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Almost everyone who visits Las Vegas dreams of hitting it big, but the harsh reality is that few actually do. Meet Kris Whitfield, who not only hit the jackpot in Las Vegas but did it on three consecutive weekends.
What might well be the most…
Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
In 1956 the CIA had a problem.
Its U-2 spy plane could fly at extreme altitudes and carry state-of-the-art cameras, but the Russians proved they could track it on its very first flight. High-altitude reconnaissance had promise, but it came with…
The American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway was the second straight four-wide event and the second of three this season. Take a look back at some of the weekend's most memorable moments.
It's the engine Mickey Thompson used in his Mach 1 Mustang Funny Cars, the one "Ohio" George Montgomery twin-turbocharged, and the one Bob Glidden covered with his fire jacket after he rolled his Pro Stock car in 1986 — the Boss 429.
The Boss 429 engine was designed to beat Chevy and Dodge and put Fords in the winner's circle, but to make them legal for NASCAR, Dearborn had to offer them in street cars. With Pontiac and Chevrolet’s former chief, Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen, at the…
In a moment that will echo through drag racing history, Shawn Langdon etched his name alongside the greatest Top Fuel racer of all time, winning the milestone 1,000th NHRA Top Fuel trophy at the 2025 American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.…
NHRA racers and fans alike celebrate history as "Big Daddy" Don Garlits receives a recreated version of his first Top Fuel trophy, bridging 1,000 Top Fuel drag drag races in the process.
Today at zMAX Dragway, history came full circle.
On April 27, 2025, in front of a roaring crowd of fans at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, NHRA President Glen Cromwell presented "Big Daddy" Don Garlits with a recreation of…
In 1964, Chrysler engineers created an engine that would forever change the landscape of drag racing—and go on to become NHRA's nitro-burning Top Fuel engine.
You can always tell a Hemi when you hear one roar.
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Doug Kalitta, Antron Brown, and Brittany Force — respective winners of the 500th, 800th, and 900th Top Fuel races in NHRA history — have their eyes set on collecting the special trophy being offered to the winner of the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the 1,000th race in class history.
World champions Doug Kalitta, Antron Brown, and Brittany Force — respective winners of the 500th, 800th, and 900th Top Fuel races in NHRA history — have their eyes set on collecting the special trophy being offered to the winner of the American…
While speed gains in Top Fuel’s early days were quick and often, and barriers fell like 10 pins, it’s been a long road to Brittany Force’s barrier-breaking 341.59-mph pass in Friday qualifying at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
While speed gains in Top Fuel’s early days were quick and often, and barriers fell like 10 pins, it’s been a long road to Brittany Force’s barrier-breaking 341.59-mph pass in Friday qualifying at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.…
When “Big Daddy” Don Garlits steps onto the starting line at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte this weekend, he won’t just be honoring NHRA history—he’ll be bringing a lost piece of it back to life. Garlits is set to present the 1,000th Top Fuel trophy, and…
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class is back this weekend at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, and former champion Matt Smith is looking to nab his fourth career win at his home track.
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class is back this weekend at the 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, and former champion Matt Smith is looking to nab his fourth career win at his home track in the NHRA Mission Foods…
Racing less than three hours from his home in Christiansburg, Va., four-time Funny Car champion Matt Hagan heads to zMAX Dragway with hopes of earning another win during this weekend’s American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
Racing less than three hours from his home in Christiansburg, Va., four-time Funny Car champion Matt Hagan heads to zMAX Dragway with hopes of earning another win at "the Bellagio of dragstrips" during this weekend’s American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide…
Tony Stewart, the 112th and latest first-time winner in the NHRA’s Top Fuel ranks, has a chance to make more history with a victory at the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history at this weekend’s American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
The 112th and latest first-time winner in the NHRA’s Top Fuel ranks now has a chance to make more history with a victory at the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history at this weekend’s American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at state-of-the-art…
Tony Stewart’s first Top Fuel win at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas didn’t just mark a personal milestone — it sent waves through the entire motorsports community. With decades of success across NASCAR, IndyCar, and USAC, Stewart’s journey…